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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Guillermo Del Toro, Katee Sackhoff Top ‘Nerdist’ Lineup

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday March 24, 2013 @ 12:13pm PDTTags: BBC America, Chris Hardwick, Katee, The Nerdist

The upcoming season of Chris Hardwick‘s BBC America series The Nerdist is starting strong with a guest lineup that draws from nerd royalty and from Hardwick’s other steady TV hosting gig on AMC, Talking Dead. BBC America has revealed the 10-episode new season will see appearances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Matt Smith, Katee Sackhoff, Tatiana Maslany, Michael Rooker, Guillermo Del Toro, Gillian Jacobs, Robert Kirkman, Buzz Aldrin, Karen Gillan, Bobak Ferdowsi, Jenna-Louise Coleman and others to be announced. The show will also feature standup from the likes of Kyle Kinane, Matt Kirshen, Natasha Leggero, Paul Scheer Ron Funches and Rob Hubel. The Nerdist airs Saturday nights at 10 PM as part of BBC America’s ‘Supernatural Saturday’ lineup. The new season starts March 30.

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‘The Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick On Podcasts As “Survival Mechanism” For Comics: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday January 5, 2013 @ 3:37pm PSTTags: BBC America, Chris Hardwick, The Nerdist

Diane Haitman contributes to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Chris Hardwick, host of BBC America‘s new series The Nerdist, explained today on a TCA panel how podcasts are becoming the new showcase for today’s comedians. … Read More »

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BBC America Orders Full Season Of ‘The Nerdist’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 19, 2012 @ 12:44pm PSTTags: BBC America, Chris Hardwick, The Nerdist

BBC America is expanding its relationship with Chris Hardwick‘s Nerdist franchise, with the network ordering a full season of comedy-variety talk show The Nerdist based on Hardwick’s hit podcast. The 10-episode season will be shot in LA … Read More »

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